Under min selvpresentasjon på Skrivekollektivet kan man lese at jeg er spesielt opptatt av «vilkårene for popkulturkritikk». I øyeblikk av skrivesperre har jeg ikke sjelden tenkt at det er noe sant i det gamle nidordet om at det kun er mislykkede kunstnere som blir kritikere, men stundom har jeg ikke engang maktet det. Likevel lyver… Les mer »
It’s been a week since the death of Chicago Sun-Times movie critic Roger Ebert, and the eulogies and remembrances keep pouring in from all over the web. It was obvious for anyone who had followed American film criticism at any point in the past thirty years that Ebert was a commanding presence, but little could have prepared… Les mer »
I was already working on a blog post about what was next for Roger Ebert, when I read the news that he has died, at age 70. Just two days ago, he disclosed on his blog that he was once again stricken with cancer, but his tone remained upbeat, focusing on where he was going to… Les mer »